This is How You Negotiate with China

Donald Trump and Xi Jinping are meeting in China. As the premier YouTube China expert who has testified before Congress, this is my advice to Trump. Welcome to China Uncensored, I'm Chris Chappell. Well here we are, after months of delay due to the Iran War, Donald Trump and Xi Jinping are finally meeting this week. With a lot of big issues on the table. Taiwan. Trade. Technology. Energy. Supply chains. Space. Agriculture. Energy. And more. That seems like a lot to cover in the only two days that Trump is going to China. But what's going to come out of the summit between two of the most powerful countries in the world? Nobody knows. For all we know, Xi Jinping might actually give Trump that big fat hug that Trump said would happen. After all, nobody predicted Trump would make Xi Jinping laugh like this the last time they met. What was on his phone? Anyway, both sides of course will be going into these talks wanting to push their own national interests. But here's something that the US and the rest of the world needs to keep in mind. China is run by a communist government that sees itself as already at war with the US and the rest of the world. So a big fat hug would be less bringing a friend close and more bringing an enemy closer. It cannot be trusted to be a good faith actor. Because we've seen communist China lie and go back on its word time and time again. And if you're not subscribed to this channel, for some reason, here are some of the highlights. China said it would abide by WTO trade rules, yet it continues to flood entire markets with cheap Chinese crap using unfair and ethically questionable methods. China said it wouldn't militarize the artificial islands they built in the South China Sea, yet they did. China told multiple US administrations, including Trump, that it would crack down on the flow of fentanyl precursors into the US, only to actually subsidize it. This is killing more Americans every year than the entire Vietnam War. You get the picture. So subscribe! Now, I get why making deals and even some compromises is important when it comes to managing China. But there are some places where we cannot make compromises. Let's start with number one. Don't allow Chinese investments. I could just say duh and that should be explanation enough, but for a lot of greedy idiots, I need to elaborate. As much as some leaders love asking for Chinese money, any Chinese investment is by nature inherently risky, because China can weaponize it. For example, China's purchase of GM's subsidiary Magnaquench, which sounds like a gas station energy drink, along with other Western companies is what allowed China to dominate the rare earth supply chain. Rare earths are needed to make everything from smartphones and laptops to precision missiles and fighter jets. And precision fighter laptops for all my gamers out there that require the top of the line of gaming tech while on the go. Last year, the CCP cut off the rare earth supply, briefly, and it sent shockwaves across the entire world. Meanwhile, Chinese investment into US educational institutions has allowed America's best and brightest to train and empower Chinese scientists who end up using their know-how to advance China's military. This is to say nothing of Chinese investments that are a more direct risk to national security, like Chinese military-linked purchases of land within spying and striking range of strategic military bases. Or an insurer for CIA agents. Anytime China invests into something, the CCP turns it into a weapon. So hopefully Trump isn't looking to get major Chinese investments this trip. This leads me to another important piece of advice. Don't let in Chinese tech. In Communist China, there is no such thing as an independent company. The Communist Party controls everything. So when Chinese products come to the US, they aren't just benefiting a company or Chinese people, they're benefiting the CCP. And any kind of smart device or program is a potential tool for Chinese espionage, whether we're talking about Chinese-made port cranes, algorithms, solar panels, batteries, smart devices, and yes, sex toys. Sorry again, Shelley, for making you say all those Gooner jokes. Fortunately, the US has taken steps to reduce exposure to Chinese tech. Recently, the FCC banned new Chinese DJI drones from entering the US, banned Chinese-produced routers, and voted to ban all Chinese labs from certifying electronics sold in the US. But this is a weak spot for Trump. He single-handedly kept TikTok alive despite a congressional ban. But there's also the problem of letting China get its hands on US tech. Trump reversed export restrictions, allowing Nvidia to sell advanced chips to China. Bad move. Believe me, the money isn't worth it. Trump is also taking America's biggest CEOs with him to meet Xi Jinping, including Tim Cook and Elon Musk. But that sounds like Trump wants to make deals. The very deals I think are a huge mistake. So here is my biggest piece of advice. Avoid the engagement trap. For decades, the West thought the best way to deal with Communist China is through engagement. Trade, investment, dialogue. The engagement school basically taught that if you just play nice and don't punch back, the bad guys, like China, will act nice in return. If China gets rich, it'll transform into a democracy. Yeah. How'd that go? Instead, we just ended up fueling a war machine that is ready to be turned against us. Communists want to kill you and take your stuff. You can't make a deal with them. So now that I've talked about what the US shouldn't do, what should the US do? The US should pursue peace through strength, and continue or even expand support for its allies in the Indo-Pacific. That includes the independent country of Taiwan. Don't let the CCP convince you otherwise. The US must not back down from giving military support just because that makes China angry. Cartoons make China angry. They are not serious leaders. Trump should also raise human rights concerns because it reminds the world of just how horrible the CCP is, and why it doesn't deserve to edge past the US in global approval ratings. Now, it seems like Trump is going to address human rights during his China visit. After all, we've got US Secretary of State Marco Rubio, the same person who, as senator, introduced the Falun Gong Protection Act targeting the CCP's forced organ harvesting. By the way, the CCP had banned Rubio from entering China because of work like that. But then Trump said he was bringing him and they caved, which is usually what bullies do when you stand up to them. And speaking of human rights, I hope Trump does make good on his vow to discuss Jimmy Lai with Xi. And Trump shouldn't forget the other CCP victims either, like Pastor Ezra Jin and Uyghur doctor Gulshan Abbas. And while he's at it, Trump definitely needs to address Chinese transnational repression. Here's what else the Trump administration should do. Look at China, see how weak it is, and take advantage of it. As much as China likes to portray itself as competent and powerful, China has a lot of problems. They're a paper tiger, and that paper is wet and soggy. It's facing a population crisis and a horrible economy. With that in mind, Trump should take some advice from retired colonel and friend of the show Grant Newsham, who says that the US should take on China by making it personal. With blackmail against top CCP leaders, including Xi Jinping himself. You see, Xi and many other top CCP officials have gotten rich through corruption. US intelligence agencies have got to have some juicy secrets—things the Chinese people struggling to get by might be angry to learn about. We'll have to see how much of my advice Trump will take, so let's just sit back, relax, and enjoy the show. And I need your help to keep covering China. YouTube is trying to run us out of business, which is why I built my own website ChinaUncensored.tv. If I can get just a thousand more subscribers there, I won't have to worry about what YouTube does. I can permanently fund the show. Just click this button. Don't assume someone else will do it. I need you. Once again, I'm Chris Chappell. Thanks for watching.